Keywords: HESTEC Week 151009-N-ND850-661.jpg en EDINBURG Texas Oct 9 2015 Sailors of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio conduct the U S Navy-sponsored SeaPerch Competition held at the 2015 Hispanic Engineering Science and Technology Week HESTEC on the campus of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Thirty-five high school teams competed in the event which consisted of an underwater obstacle course ring pick-up and a display presentation SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle ROV in an in-school or out-of-school setting The goal of this event was to spark students' interest in science and math so that they become inspired in pursuing a higher education and aspire to be a part of our next generation of engineers and scientists HESTEC Week is an educational conference that features events geared towards promoting STEM education to people of all ages and backgrounds The Theme for this year's conference is Change the World through STEM U S Navy photo by Burrell Parmer Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Public Affairs/Released <br>Unit Navy Media Content Services 2015-10-09 Burrell Parmer https //www dvidshub net/image/2234219/hestec-week 151009-N-ND850-661 2015-10-16 01 05 EDINBURG TX US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Office of Naval Research Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |